Starship
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Starship is SpaceX’s fully reusable, next-generation spacecraft and rocket system designed for missions to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fully reusable spacecraft
ⓘ
super heavy-lift launch vehicle ⓘ two-stage-to-orbit launch system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
BFR
ⓘ
surface form:
BFR (early concept name)
Super Heavy booster ⓘ
surface form:
Starship-Super Heavy
|
| architectureFeature |
cargo variant
ⓘ
crew variant ⓘ on-orbit refueling capability ⓘ tanker variant for propellant transfer ⓘ |
| boosterRecoveryMethod | catch by launch tower arms (planned) ⓘ |
| companyFounder | Elon Musk ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designFeature |
aerodynamic flaps for atmospheric reentry control
ⓘ
full reusability of both stages ⓘ heat shield tiles on windward side ⓘ methane-fueled Raptor engines ⓘ stainless steel primary structure ⓘ |
| developer | SpaceX ⓘ |
| engineType | Raptor ⓘ |
| firstStage | Super Heavy booster ⓘ |
| intendedPayload |
Starlink satellite constellation
ⓘ
surface form:
Starlink satellite batches
cargo for lunar missions ⓘ crew for deep-space missions ⓘ large satellites ⓘ |
| intendedReusability |
airline-like operations
ⓘ
rapid turnaround between flights ⓘ |
| landingMethod | propulsive vertical landing ⓘ |
| launchConfiguration |
Starship launch system
ⓘ
surface form:
Starship upper stage stacked on Super Heavy booster
|
| manufacturer | SpaceX ⓘ |
| material | stainless steel alloy ⓘ |
| notableContract |
Starship Human Landing System
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Artemis Human Landing System
|
| operatedBy | SpaceX ⓘ |
| primaryLaunchSite | Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas ⓘ |
| propellantType |
liquid methane
ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| purpose |
cargo transport to low Earth orbit
ⓘ
crew transport to low Earth orbit ⓘ interplanetary transport ⓘ missions to Mars ⓘ missions to the Moon ⓘ |
| secondStage | Starship upper stage ⓘ |
| selectedBy | NASA for lunar lander role ⓘ |
| status | under development ⓘ |
| targetDestination |
Mars
ⓘ
Moon ⓘ other solar system destinations ⓘ |
| targetOrbit | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| upperStageEngineVariant |
Raptor
ⓘ
surface form:
Raptor Vacuum
|
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